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Acronis cPanel Backup Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks

The Hacker News·September 16, 2026·1 min read
Acronis cPanel Backup Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Acronis warned that a high-severity flaw in its Backup plugin for cPanel and WHM, CVE-2026-87886 (CVSS 7.8), is exploited in the wild. The local privilege escalation issue stems from insecure file permissions, affecting specific Linux versions. Targeted attacks are ongoing, prompting urgent patching.

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